Where Are They Now?

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No. 1 in an ongoing series:

1. Helmut Berger

...everyone's favourite Nazi poof in the late 60s/ early 70s, bum baring a prerequisite of every role he ever played, made Johnny Depp look like Ernest Borgnine etc etc but where is he now I wonder?

― Dadaismus (Dada), Tuesday, 10 January 2006 11:31 (twenty years ago)

Helmut Berger is an Austrian born film actor, mostly known for starring in Luchino Visconti's films, which are now considered modern classics. Born Helmut Steinberger in Salzburg in 1944, he turned down a prospect of running a family hotel business and went to London where he worked as a waiter to pay his way through drama school. Later he attended the University of Perugia in Italy and spent some time in France. His acting career began with French and Italian commercials and showed no signs of progress until he was picked up by Luchino Visconti out of pool of "extras" during the shooting of Vaghe Stelle Dell"Orsa in 1964. Berger's relationships with Visconti, whose partner he remained for 12 years, brought him to the attention of press and allowed him to act in some Visconti;s films: The Damned (1969), Ludwig (1972), Conversation Peace (1974). Visconti is said to view Berger as the very image of his idea of a "demonic, insane and sexually perverted" man. As a matter of fact Berger often portrayed anguished souls and sinister villains.

His acting career continued throughout the 1970s but was temporarily broken up in the early 80s when he battled an alcohol problem. He appeared in numerous French, Italian, German films and spent one season on American soap Dynasty (1983-1984) but few directors used his gifts with the same skill as Visconti. His autobiography Ich (Me), in which he famously referred to his relationships with Visconti as "marriage" and claimed to be the director's widow, appeared in 1998. Berger is still very active appearing in TV series regularly. He also very modestly attributed his acting achievements to Visconti's directing.

IMDb is your friend.

― Excelsior Syndrum (noodle vague), Tuesday, 10 January 2006 12:06 (twenty years ago)

Visconti is said to view Berger as the very image of his idea of a "demonic, insane and sexually perverted" man.

And look what we've got now: Michael Barrymore...

― Dadaismus (Dada), Tuesday, 10 January 2006 12:09 (twenty years ago)

Jaye Davidson

― Arthur (Arthur), Tuesday, 10 January 2006 13:45 (twenty years ago)

Nickalicious.

― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Tuesday, 10 January 2006 18:02 (twenty years ago)

heheh, pleasant yu funny

― t\'\'t (t\'\'t), Tuesday, 10 January 2006 19:33 (twenty years ago)

"Jaye Davidson"

Whatsa girl to DOOOOOOO, Jimmmy?????

― JTS (JTS), Tuesday, 10 January 2006 22:07 (twenty years ago)

DJ Bobo

― Jena (JenaP), Tuesday, 10 January 2006 22:13 (twenty years ago)

2. Jaye P. Morgan - perpetual celebrity judge on the Gong Show

― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Wednesday, 11 January 2006 00:48 (twenty years ago)

DJ Bobo

-- Jena (thewindishowlinginmyfac...), Tuesday 5:13 PM. (later)

What, this guy?

http://www.djbobo.ch/

― Tantrum The Cat (Tantrum The Cat), Friday, 13 January 2006 19:21 (twenty years ago)

HA-HA!! That's great!

― Jena (JenaP), Friday, 13 January 2006 19:46 (twenty years ago)

heheh, pleasant yu funny

-- t\'\'t (phon...), January 10th, 2006 1:33 PM. (t\'\'t) (later)

I'm serious. He made this post, and was gone!

― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Friday, 13 January 2006 20:36 (twenty years ago)

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